How to Paint Human Portrait

Person subject prompt

  • man, woman, girl, boy etc.

  • portrait

Model and style select

Recommend:2.5d, midjourney, sd2.0

Add some modifiers

TypePrompt

Magic word(quality)

masterpiece, best quality,highly detailed,64K

Shot type

close-up, medium shot ,long shot, POV view

Lighting

soft ,ring, sun,Cinematic

Lens

macro lens ,telephoto lens,Wide-angle,Bokeh, 800mm

Device

iPhone X ,Nikon Z FX,Canon,Gopro

Example 1

Prompt: medium shot portrait of girl,light smile,soft lighting, 8K ,best quality,highly detailed, --style 2.5d

Changing different emotions

In Example 1, light smile has has a significant impact on the creation. Let's explore various expressions and emotions.

Positive:

Expression: smile, grin, laughing, naughty face etc.

Emotions: cosy, romantic, joyful, energetic etc.

Negative

Expression: anger vein, depressed, screaming, nervous, sad etc.

Emotions: depressing, grim, hopelessness, hourly, fear etc.

Example 2

Prompt: medium shot portrait of sad girl,Hopelessness,Cinematic light, 8K ,best quality,highly detailed, --style 2.5d

Example 3

Prompt: medium shot portrait of angry middle-aged man, Suffering, red light, 8K ,best quality,highly detailed, --style 2.5d

Adding clothes and decorations

We can enhance the character's appearance by incorporating more details such as clothing and decorations. If there's a specific detail you want to emphasize, you can include it in parentheses () within the prompt.

Clothes and decorationsPrompt

hair

long hair,side ponytail,Mohawk,drill hair etc.

decorate

ribbon,metal collar,pendant,drop earrings,hair bun etc.

clothes

white shirt,sailor suit,hoodie,sweater etc.

headwear

hat,cap,hair hoop etc.

Example 4

Prompt: medium shot portrait of girl, aqua eyes, baseball cap, blonde hair, closed mouth, earrings, green background, hat, hoop earrings, jewelry, looking at viewer, shirt, short hair, simple background, solo, upper body, yellow shirt --style 2.5d

If you find long hair in the creations, you can highlight the short hair by adding (short hair) as you see in Example 5.

Example 5

medium shot portrait of girl, aqua eyes, baseball cap, blonde hair, closed mouth, earrings, green background, hat, hoop earrings, jewelry, looking at viewer, shirt, (short hair), simple background, solo, upper body, yellow shirt, --style 2.5d

Use a specific looks

You can use specific looks by specifying famous people's faces such as Scarlett Johansson or King Elizabeth II.

If the AI does not recognize the name, it's better to provide more details like nationality, occupation, etc. to ensure accuracy.

Example 6

Prompt: medium shot portrait of woman like Scarlett Johansson,soft lighting, 8K ,best quality,highly detailed, --style 2.5d

Creating a mix of faces

You can create a mix of faces by combining features of multiple celebrities, such as Scarlett Johansson and Angelina Jolie Voight.

Example 7

Prompt: medium shot portrait of a woman mixed Scarlett Johansson and Angelina Jolie Voight,soft lighting, 8K ,best quality,highly detailed, --style 2.5d

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